Fisheries committee  Okay. I'll just point out that in the province of Ontario—I live on Georgian Bay, one of the best freshwater fisheries anywhere—cormorants are a huge problem. The Ontario government is now looking at that problem, and it looks likely that something is going to happen. Mr. Nish

Fisheries committee  You should get into politics.

Fisheries committee  It could, then, go beyond seals.

Fisheries committee  Okay. Just to go in a different direction, Mr. Nishidate, you mentioned in your comments “unintended consequences”. Could you name some of these, so that the whole committee understands where you're coming from.

Fisheries committee  Mr. Bird, I think you used the word “inequities”, and you meant inequities, maybe, in the way DFO treats recreational fisheries vis-à-vis the commercial fisheries. Both industries are very important, as we know, but we've known for years that the commercial fishery is just under

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. There are many directions I'd like to go in here, but time won't allow doing so. Mr. Young, you mentioned something a few minutes ago about a lack of fish. I think this is something most people would agree has been the case for some time. There's no doubt

Fisheries committee  Is your answer yes, then?

Fisheries committee  Glad to be back.